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Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I”m Wendy Chen. Thank you for joining us. Coming up in today”s show, Tzu Chi volunteers are helping quake victims of Brawley, in California of the United States, by handing out cash cards. Beginning today, we start a new series of feature reports, ”Insect Invasion”, to learn the effects global warming has on our eco-systems. And, we meet train driver Weng Xingzhao(翁幸昭), the 3rd generation in his family to work for the Alishan Forest Railway in Chiayi, Taiwan.


歡迎收看大愛英語新聞，我是陳美瑾，感恩有您的加入。今天的題要：慈濟志工來到美國加州南部布勞利市地震災區，發放現值卡。今天開始，會有一連串的專題報導，「蟲蟲危機」，要帶大家認識全球暖化對我們生態環境的影響。接著，我們帶大家認識，家族中第三代在阿里山森林鐵路小火車當司機的翁幸昭。

今日新聞提要：

1. 美地震發放

2. 鑑真初衷

3. 中正紀念堂演出

4. 香港大圍祈福

5. 蟲蟲危機(1)總論

6. 小火車司機

7. 另類記者(9)花蓮

END: 加禮儀營

1. 美地震發放

We kick off today”s program in the United States; a major earthquake occurred in Brawley of southern California at the end of August. Over the following week, continual aftershocks hit the area, damaging 19 houses, with the mayor declaring a state of emergency. San Diego and Los Angeles Tzu Chi volunteers later paid a visit to the disaster area and distributed cash cards to help residents rebuild their homes.

節目一開始，來到美國加州南部布勞利市，八月底發生嚴重的地震，一個星期內餘震不斷，有十九棟房舍毀壞，市長一度宣布進入緊急狀態，聖地牙哥以及洛杉磯的慈濟志工，特地前往災區關懷，發放現值卡，協助家園重建。

2. 鑑真初衷

To celebrate the 7th lunar month, for the past two days, Tzu Chi volunteers have been holding auspicious month celebrations at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. The volunteers played the animated film of ”Venerable Jiazhen” and put on sign language performances. To make the animated film, Da Ai TV and its animation team spent almost 5 years, and finally completed the movie in 2010. Da Ai TV hopes the film can encourage its audience to have a never-say-quit attitude.

為了慶祝農曆七月，慈濟基金會今年在台北的中正紀念堂舉辦大型祈福晚會，志工播放動畫片《鑑真大和尚》，以及帶來手語演繹，為了完成這部動畫片，大愛電視台及動畫團隊耗時五年時間，在2010年完成鑑真大和尚動畫電影，大愛電視希望用這部電影鼓勵大家，效法鑑真和尚堅忍不拔的願心。

3. 中正紀念堂演出

In Taiwan”s Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Tzu Chi has set up an exhibition to inform the public, about the right beliefs of the 7th lunar month. From September 1st to the 3rd, the exhibition attracted people from all walks of life, including Tzu Chi volunteers from China, and previous members of the Tzu Chi Teachers Association. Volunteers not only wanted to spread Tzu Chi”s philosophy, but also to demonstrate the friendliness and warmth of Taiwan”s people.

慈濟在台北兩廳院藝文廣場舉辦七月吉祥靜態展覽，從9月1日到3日，吸引各地的遊客，像是中國的志工，還有前教聯會會員，都停下腳步觀賞，藍天白雲慈濟人展現的不只是慈濟理念，還有台灣人的善良和親切。

4. 香港大圍祈福

In Hong Kong, the 7th lunar month is called Ul-lam-ba-na or the Ghost Festival. People in Hong Kong will burn joss paper and hold a prayer ceremony to mark the festival. In fact, the origin of Ul-lam-ba-na is from the classic Buddhist tale of ”Mulian saves his mother”, which promotes filial piety. Therefore, the 7th lunar month, from a Buddhist perspective, is a month of filial piety and auspiciousness. To promote the right beliefs, Hong Kong Tzu Chi volunteers held a blessing ceremony at Dawei(大圍) Recycling Station, to encourage residents to live an eco-friendly lifestyle.

在香港，農曆七月被稱為盂蘭節，又稱為鬼節，香港人會焚燒金紙，舉辦法會。其實盂蘭節起源目犍連救母的孝順故事，所以從佛教的觀點來看，農曆七月是孝親月、吉祥月。香港的慈濟志工在大圍環保站舉辦祈福會，讓民眾有環保的生活方式。

《 靜思語 》

Have the courage and fortitude to do what is right and persevere until the end.

該做的事，要有毅力與勇氣，堅持到底不畏艱難。

5. 蟲蟲危機(1)總論

Beginning today, we start a new series of feature reports ”Insect Invasion”, where we take a look at some of the more indirect, yet equally serious, effects of global warming. While global warming”s effect on the polar caps is well documented, less known is how global warming is changing ecosystems, and the species that live in them. Although these changes are often invisible to the average city dweller, their ramifications for the future of our earth is profound. In one example, higher average temperatures has resulted in the faster reproduction and growth of some of Taiwan”s worst pests--pests that cost farmers millions of dollars each year in crop losses and pesticide bills. This, many scientists say, is only the tip of the iceberg. Here”s more.

在我們新的「蟲蟲危機」系列報導，我們來看看全球暖化間接卻會造成嚴重後果的影響。全球暖化對於極地冰帽的影響已經有詳實的紀錄，但對生態體系的影響並不明確，也不知道會對物種有何衝擊，雖然這些變化對都市人而言並不容易注意到，但他們對地球未來的影響卻是相當重大，例如全球均溫上升，已造成台灣某些害蟲快速增長，造成農民每年上百萬元的損失，還要負擔大量的殺蟲劑支出。許多科學家表示，這樣的危機只是冰山一角，請看以下的報導。

《 衲履足跡 》

On Living:

How long one is here on earth is pre-determined. Time should be used well to cultivate good karma for the next life.

Live life to the fullest and always reach out to and connect with others. .

主題：談人生

開示：人生來去皆隨自然法則，此生的長短是過去生中已寫定，要在這一生的人生舞台上，寫出下一生的好劇本。要運用此生的時間、開拓空間，在人與人之間造就好因緣。

6. 小火車司機

This year marks the 100th birthday of the Alishan Forest Railway. A century ago, the train was first established for logging but later began carrying passengers, and today, it has become one of the most popular tourist attraction and an important cultural heritage site in Taiwan. In our feature reports on the island”s sunset industries, we meet Weng Xingzhao(翁幸昭), who began driving the train when he was just 24. His father and grandfather both worked for the forest railway, with his grandfather starting in the Japanese colonial period. As for Weng Xingzhao(翁幸昭), he had been riding the train home with his father, who was also a driver, since junior high school.

阿里山森林鐵路今年剛好有一百年歷史，剛開通時，小火車原本是用來運貨，但隨後開始載乘客，如今已經變成台灣熱門的旅遊景點之一，也是重要的文化資產。在今天的真情臉譜專題中，我們來認識翁幸昭，24歲那年開始駕駛小火車，父親與祖父也是員工，祖父從日據時代就投入阿里山鐵路工作，而翁幸昭讀國中時，放學就是搭乘爸爸開的小火車回家。

7. 另類記者(9)花蓮
Taiwan”s media volunteers come from all walks of life. What they share in common, however, is a deep satisfaction that arises from their work. For media volunteers Fan Lvzhao(范呂釗) and Ye Chaoqing(葉朝慶), being a media volunteer has given them a close look into the human condition, and the tragedies and joys that life brings. They see that job as not only to record these moving events for others to see, but also to purify their hearts as they do so.

真善美志工來自台灣各行各業，他們的共同點，就是對這份志業都做得相當滿足，對范呂釗和葉朝慶來說，成為真善美志工，讓他們更深入看到人生的悲苦喜樂，也讓他們不僅紀錄這些感動的時刻給世人知道，也在紀錄的當中，洗淨自己的心靈。

END: 加禮儀營

We go to Canada”s Toronto at the end of our show, and join Tzu Chi volunteers and Tzu Chings, who came together and organized a workshop from the 22nd-26th August. In the 4-day event, participants not only learned about filial piety and etiquettes in life, but also Tzu Chi”s philosophy of gratitude, respect and love. We will leave you with these images. Thank you for tuning in. Goodbye.

節目最後，帶大家到加拿大多倫多。慈濟志工與慈青合力在8月22日到26日辦了生活營，四天三夜的團體生活中，大家不僅學習相互包容、成長，還有慈濟感恩的理念，一起來看看，感恩收看，再會。(2012.09.06)